Lifestyle Medicine Certification

BSLM is now offering members the opportunity to obtain certification from the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM).

Certification can be undertaken from a clinical or public health perspective. Certification demonstrates your commitment to, and expertise in, Lifestyle Medicine, augmenting your clinical or public health practice with a solid grounding in preventing, managing and reversing chronic and lifestyle-related disease.

Watch the videos below to better understand the reasons for certification and the importance of having an internationally-recognised and consistent standard for Lifestyle Medicine professionals.

What’s involved …

• 30 hours of self-directed online Lifestyle Medicine specific CPD – see examples below
• 10 hours of in-person Lifestyle Medicine specific CPD eg: attendance at Lifestyle Medicine conferences
• A formal case study of your experience/practice/application of Lifestyle Medicine (submitted no later than one month before the exam)

A formal exam (exams are expected to be held annually): – Exam duration and items/questions:

• 150 multiple choice questions for Lifestyle Medicine physicians (four hours)
• 120 multiple choice questions for Lifestyle Medicine professionals/practitioners (three hours)
• Format: In person – invigilated by IBLM

(CPD must not be older than three years prior to the exam)